Japanese name

Alternate name

Abilities

Type

Origins

Appearances

Gaibon is a gargoyle-like enemy who was first introduced as the second of the four final bosses in Super Castlevania IV. Since then he has been a regular enemy in the series, usually fighting alongside Slogra or appearing in a room near him.

Gaibon attacks by flying through the air, intermittently spitting fireballs down at the protagonist. In Super Castlevania IV, he can also land and knock stalactites down from the ceiling. Upon taking damage, he turns red and begins firing bigger and more powerful blasts of fire, as well as moving in different patterns. His soul in Dawn of Sorrow allows a Gaibon familiar to follow Soma and attack with him, and is also used by Soma in his Dark Lord persona at the end of Julius Mode.

Contents

In Super Castlevania IV, Gaibon is the second of the three final bosses before fighting Dracula. He starts out with a purple hue, shooting single fireballs that are easily extinguished by Simon's whip. However, after he loses half of his health, he turns red and begins shooting volleys of fireballs that are much harder to avoid.

Gaibon is the first boss battle of the game. After that, he is a randomly encountered enemy. During the boss battle, he teams up with Slogra. He spits fireballs at the enemy while Slogra impales them with his spear. If he gets low on health, Gaibon turns red and starts to spit larger fireballs. He will also step on the ground to shoot even more projectiles at the player. However, if the player breaks Slogra's spear first, Gaibon will start to grab Slogra and throw him at the player for massive damage.

Gaibon should be killed second in this battle. However, when he begins dropping Slogra at the player, note that although Slogra is stretched out, the hit-box remains the same. Therefore, the player can be under Slogra's beak, neck or head when he lands, and don't take any damage unless they are actually under him, the same as if he had been holding his spear.

Gaibon can be found in several places; Mortvia Aqueduct and Dracula's Castle are two places where he can be found.
He attacks either by swooping down and slashing with his feet, firing a ripple laser from his mouth which has the ability to stun Hector, or using his grab attack, picking up and hitting him six times if you the player doesn't break free. This time around, Gaibon doesn't turn red to spit stronger fireballs like he did in other games. When the player encounters Gaibon, he can frequently be seen paired with Slogra, which is a dangerous combination; if they grab Hector, they will throw him into each other.